forgive yourself, just like you forgive others

the other day i have this conversation with my friend

: do you think i am a bad person

: of course not, what makes you think that way ?

: you only said it because you are my friend

: oh come on

i get jealous when people are better than me

i sometimes hurt people

and sometimes i even talk behind people's back

 : i think you are just describing a person, not a bad one

i think we are so hard on ourselves, we forgive people when they hurt us 

but feel guilty every time we hurt someone else

maybe being a good person doesn't mean always getting it right

maybe it means recognizing when you are wrong

and trying to do a little bit better next time